| 单词 | Contras |
| 例句 | The U.S.-supported Contras in Nicaragua carried out terrorism in our name in the 1980s. Sept. 11 Memorial Museum Conversation 2012-06-05T16:40:23Z Reagan's administration supported the Contras, a guerrilla military force who planned to overthrow the socialist Sandinista government of Nicaragua. That racist Reagan recording just confirmed what my community already knew 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Powerful men in the Reagan administration conspired to illegally trade arms to Iran to finance the Nicaraguan Contras. How to pull a friend out of the conspiracy theory rabbit hole 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z President Ronald Reagan were convicted of secretly facilitating arms sales to Iran and funneling money to Nicaraguan Contras. Cassavetes to direct film about drug dealer Rick Ross 2011-02-15T13:36:03Z Ms. Contras, a Romanian actress, made her United States debut in the part in a 2011 Chicago production by the Saint Sebastian Players, a community theater. Bradley Cooper Takes on ‘The Elephant Man’ 2012-07-19T22:52:09Z His administration also threw money, guns, and training — sometimes illegally — at the brutal Nicaraguan Contras in another Cold War covert conflict in which about 100,000 civilians died. Worth dying for? 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z As the years went on, he became an activist of sorts, travelling to Nicaragua to perform political satire about the U.S. government and the Contras. Barry Crimmins’s Hard Truths 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z “Snowfall” is ambitious in its attempt to talk about both crack and the Contras. Damson Idris leads ambitious ‘Snowfall’ into a new season 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Her father stayed behind to fight Communist insurgents as part of a force called the Contras, which had the lavish backing of the United States. Ana Navarro and the P-Word 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Reagan’s desire to aid the Contras even after Congress ended its support led him, surprisingly, to Iran. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Nicholas Contras, a retired lawyer from Cincinnati who attended Mr Vance's celebration, said it was the candidate's anti-establishment status that won him over. JD Vance: Trump-backed contender clinches Ohio Senate race 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z To help the El Salvadoran government fight those rebels, the United States supported Nicaraguan anti-Communist forces called the Contras or contrarevolucionarios. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The aid to the Contras was funded in part with money from the Iranian arms sales, despite an act of Congress that expressly prohibited such aid by the United States. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Scandals have tarnished subsequent administrations, from secretly funding the Contras in Nicaragua by selling weapons to Iran under President Ronald Reagan to President Bill Clinton covering up an affair with a White House intern. Looking for evidence? Trust us, Biden administration says 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z After Congress ended support for the Nicaraguan Contras, President Reagan sought other sources of funding for them. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Washington did not want a Marxist government in its "backyard" and supported and funded the right-wing "Contras," armed insurgents who attempted to overthrow the FSLN. Ortega and Murillo, the power couple with an iron grip on Nicaragua 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Tensions increased as U.S. activities such as arming Nicaragua’s Contras pushed the United States and Soviet Union further from détente. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Washington did not want a Marxist government in its 'backyard' and supported and funded the right-wing 'Contras,' armed insurgents that attempted to overthrow the FSLN. Ortega and Murillo, the presidential couple with an iron grip on Nicaragua 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z We had to support the murderous Contras in Nicaragua during the 1980s, who were waging war against the elected Sandinista government, because if we didn't fight them there, they'd end up on the Texas border. Norman Solomon on what the media won't say: "The American people live in a warfare state" 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Oliver North then oversaw a plan by which arms would be sold to Iran and the money received from the sales would be sent to fund the Contras. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z House of Representatives handed President Ronald Reagan a major defeat, rejecting his request for $36.2 million in new aid to the Nicaraguan Contras by a vote of 219-211. Today in History 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z In 1988, President Ronald Reagan pressed his case for additional aid to the Nicaraguan Contras a day ahead of a vote by the U.S. Today in History 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z His father’s family worried that the revolutionaries might seize its farmland and sided with the Contras, the U.S.-armed rebels fighting the Sandinistas. Nicaragua did nothing to stop the coronavirus. Now one activist is fighting what he calls a COVID-19 cover-up 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z His opposition to Ortega dates to his participation in the Contras in the 1980s - he still speaks reverently of U.S. Nicaragua refugee farmers carve out existence in Costa Rica 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Red-hot arguments about the Sandinistas versus the Contras were being rolled out, as if that conflict was being freshly fought, instead of part of the era when MTV actually played music videos. Please, can we not let the 2020 election turn into another Boomer Greatest Hits retread? 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Ortega became president and ruled Nicaragua throughout the 1980s, but counterrevolutionary forces known as the Contras tried to topple him using secret, illicit financing by the Reagan administration. Nicaragua Has a Simple Message for Protesters: Don’t 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z I was also writing about politics and culture: editorials denouncing Reagan’s support for the Nicaraguan Contras, essays on contemporary cinema. My Life as a Child Chef 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z But during those years the government was also fighting a war against the U.S.-backed Contras. In Its Fight with Venezuela, the Trump Administration Takes Aim at Cuba 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z President Reagan had kept secret from the committee that he had approved arms-for-hostage deals with Iran and used the proceeds for resupplying arms to the Contras, who were opponents of the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua. Spies and the White House have a history of running wild without congressional oversight 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z The Administration negotiated secret arms sales to Iran; the C.I.A. then used the funds to aid the Contras. Trump Faces Impeachment 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z That sparked a rebellion from Nicaraguans who opposed socialism, who became known as “Contras.” Sander-nista? Archives show Bernie’s past praise of socialist revolutionaries 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z He was accused of selling weapons illegally to Iran, and then shuttling money to the Contras, a U.S.-backed rebel group in Nicaragua. Oliver North, NRA president, warns against ‘disarm America’ movement 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Spanning several decades, the film also touches on the aftermath of the conflict and the U.S.-funded Contras who violently halted progress under the pretense of confronting communism. Reviews: ‘#Female Pleasure,’ ‘¡Las Sandinistas!’ and more documentaries 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z In 1986, Speaker Tip O’Neill, a Democrat, refused to let Reagan address the House before it voted on an aid package for the Contras, the Nicaraguan rebels. The State of the Union Is … : The Yearly Address, Explained 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z The two scandals differ somewhat: Reagan did not personally negotiate with the Iranians or the Contras. Trump Faces Impeachment 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z The Soviet Union and Cuba sent weapons and economic support to the Sandinistas, while the U.S. led by President Ronald Reagan sent arms and funding to the Contras. Sander-nista? Archives show Bernie’s past praise of socialist revolutionaries 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Arms were sold to the Islamic fundamentalist government in Iran in order to fund the Contras, an insurgent movement to overthrow the leftist Sandinista government in Nicaragua. The 5 major scandals that should have destroyed the Republican Party for good 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z That manual would be resurrected in 1983 and used in the CIA’s training of the U.S.-backed Contras in Nicaragua’s civil war. Holding the line on torture 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Mr Ortega originally rose to power off the back of the left-wing Sandinista revolution, which was launched to bring down the Somoza dynasty, but later also defeated the rise of US-sponsored rebels, the Contras. 'If we stand together, they can't kill us' 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z During the Reagan Administration, he supported the arming of the Nicaraguan Contras. How Will Historians Judge John McCain? 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z The Sanders adviser added that Trump’s recently appointed special envoy for Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, once covered up crimes by the Contras against Nicaraguan civilians. Sander-nista? Archives show Bernie’s past praise of socialist revolutionaries 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z The Reagan Administration, perceiving a threat to American interests, authorized the C.I.A. to organize a violent uprising against Ortega; the insurgents, led by former Somoza National Guardsmen, became known as the Contras. “Fake News” and Unrest in Nicaragua 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Yet it was clear from my discussions with Reagan and his chief of staff, Donald Regan, that neither knew of what had come to be called the “diversion of funds to the Contras.” Trump, McGahn and Iran-Contra’s Lessons 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Reagan lauded the Contras as “freedom fighters,” despite allegations linking the CIA-backed forces to human rights abuses and drug trafficking. Here's what you need to know about the crisis in Nicaragua 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z However, US President Ronald Reagan dismissed it as a "sham" and stepped up his support for armed counter-revolutionary groups known as Contras. From revolutionary leader to opposition hate figure 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The Contras employed an intentional terrorist strategy of torture, kidnapping, and murder, targeting civilians in their homes and fields and workers in rural schools and clinics. Nicaragua at the barricades 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z When the U.S.-backed “Contras” launched their anti-Sandinista rebellion, he encouraged them and emerged as their unofficial spiritual guide. Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo dies at 92, key figure in Nicaraguan turmoil 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Having received the president’s authority to ship arms to Iran, they had used the proceeds to support the Contras, a rebel group fighting the communist government of Nicaragua. Trump, McGahn and Iran-Contra’s Lessons 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Mr. North first became a public figure in the 1986-87 Iran-Contra scandal, in which the Marine lieutenant colonel took money raised by covert sales of weapons to Iran and gave it to the “Contras.” David Hogg mocks Oliver North over Iran-Contra 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z He was accused of selling weapons illegally to Iran and then moving that money to the Contras, a U.S.-backed rebel group seeking to overthrow Nicaragua’s communist regime. Oliver North readies NRA ‘counterpunch’ against gun-control activists’ ‘civil terrorism’ 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z His adversaries, known as the Contras, received secret, illicit financing by the Reagan administration, leading to one of the biggest American scandals of the era. In Just a Week, ‘Nicaragua Changed’ as Protesters Cracked a Leader’s Grip 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z As the rebellion intensified, he denounced Sandinista excesses ceaselessly but rarely condemned the Contras. Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo dies at 92, key figure in Nicaraguan turmoil 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Seal becomes the government’s clandestine exporter of AK-47s to the Nicaraguan Contras, who in turn are eventually flown back to Seal’s Arkansas base for military training. Review: In ‘American Made,’ a new (but the same) Tom Cruise 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z This spawned the grass-roots Nicaraguan resistance known as the Contras aided by the U.S. Ortega’s Nicaraguan Coup 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z General Assembly, and only stopped aiding the Contras when blocked by the U.S. China’s Defiance of International Court Has Precedent—U.S. Defiance 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The proceeds of the arms sales were used by an American colonel, Oliver North, to provide weapons and support for the Contras - US-supported guerrillas who were fighting the left-wing Sandinista government of Nicaragua. Beirut: Eavesdropping on Syrian conflict - BBC News 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Other than the covert funding of the Nicaraguan Contras and their many human rights violations, three hostages were released. Editorials from around New England 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z Last season, the series focussed on the Contras, more of a retro-camp choice, and there is some of the same spirit here, too, with jokes about Reagan and Brezhnev’s relative ages. “The Americans” and America’s Afghanistan Baggage 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Iran-Contra involved selling weapons to the Iranian National Guard, overcharging them, skimming the money, and giving the skim to the Contras funding said Contras – bad idea, against the law and arguably an impeachable offense. 'Legacy of Ashes' Author Tim Weiner: 'Damnable Lie' That Torture Worked 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z But war through proxy is a dangerous game, often turning the best of friends into enemies: Afghanistan’s mujahideen, Nicaragua’s Contras. How Strong Is the U.S. Friendship with the Kurds? 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z The money that generated was then used to fund the Nicaraguan Contras, a move that was banned by Congress. Will Obama be conciliatory like Clinton or confrontational like Reagan? 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z In the 1980s, the Reagan administration bankrolled the Contras in Nicaragua, who were unsuccessful against the Sandinistas' socialist revolution. U.S. strategy against Islamic State hits major hurdles 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z He also meets Amelia Peck, the aide of a U.S. senator who’s on a “fact-finding” mission in the country to determine whether the Senate should approve additional aid to the Contras. Northampton author’s novel tells of ‘80s Nicaragua 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z Like in the 1980s, when CIA was covertly arming the Contras in Nicaragua, to the publicly expressed consternation – but private encouragement and sometimes secret support – of U.S. allies around the world. Don't Be Fooled, Germany's Outrage at U.S. Spying Is Just for Show 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z The Sandinista government also received some help from the Soviet Union back in the 1980s, to fight the wrath of the US-backed Contras in one of the most notorious Cold War battlegrounds. How Russia arms America’s southern neighbors 2014-05-10T19:00:00Z The nation that armed the Contras in Nicaragua and invaded a harmless social democracy in Grenada has to know that Kiev has not heard anything near his final word. Thomas Friedman, supreme toady: Also, shameless! 2014-03-01T15:00:00Z While Cuba was supporting Mr Ortega's government, the Contras were receiving illegal payments from the US via secret sales of military equipment to Iran. Nicaragua ex-Contra leader dies 2012-06-02T23:35:33Z He built up contacts and began to sell freelance stories, at first covering economic development, then later human rights issues and the Contras. Northampton author’s novel tells of ‘80s Nicaragua 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z It said the mercenary later switched sides to fight for the Contras, before returning to Costa Rica in 1979. Moon chips from Vegas casino mogul sent to NASA 2012-05-23T18:45:00Z President Ronald Reagan saw the Sandinistas as a threat and backed right-wing rebels known as Contras in a decade-long civil war that killed around 30,000 people and wrecked the economy. Nicaragua's Ortega nears landslide re-election win 2011-11-07T15:56:40Z President Ronald Reagan, who called Ortega “the little dictator,” ordered a trade blockade of Nicaragua and funded the Contras rebel group to overthrow him. Ortega Guerrilla Past Fades for Business Wooed in Nicaragua Vote 2011-11-03T22:53:43Z At Contras Henry of Navarre was reported as cut to pieces, yet his loss was less than 10 per cent. Chattanooga and Chickamauga Reprint of Gen. H. V. Boynton's letters to the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, August, 1888. 2011-05-10T02:00:58.760Z Mr. D'Escoto called Mr. Reagan an "international outlaw" responsible for the deaths of Nicaraguans during its war with the U.S.-backed Contras. Libyan Envoy at U.N. Hits Snag 2011-03-31T21:19:06Z Soon after, he began helping the Contras, who were fighting Nicaragua's leftist government, according to congressional testimony. Cuba's Fidel Castro: I quit as party chief 5 years ago 2011-03-22T14:53:00Z By early 1986, profits from the arms sales were being channeled to provide unauthorized support for the Contras. The scandal that almost destroyed Ronald Reagan 2011-02-04T01:30:00Z Hayward's tactics resemble those of Ronald Reagan, who told investigators he couldn't recall the details of smuggling weapons to Contras via Iran. Tony Hayward: Like a nervous statue under a whole flock of pigeons 2010-06-17T21:08:00Z Except for the grimly expectant troop around her, and the clanking of metal as the Contras rode, she had no 299token of a fellow creature. The Missourian He had deserted the Contras to waylay the rich bullion convoy of which Rodrigo Gal�n had told him. The Missourian Contras were following me not a half mile behind. The Missourian Congress had enacted several restrictions on the nature of government aid that could be supplied to the Contras, a guerrilla army fighting the leftist Sandinista government in Nicaragua. The scandal that almost destroyed Ronald Reagan 2011-02-04T01:30:00Z Here he had had the effrontery to welcome them as mademoiselle’s rightful escort, had even seemed surprised when a dozen Contras pounced upon him from behind and disarmed him. The Missourian The guerrillas, repulsed by the Americans, fled upon the Contras, whereat the Americans swept them both back indiscriminately. The Missourian Seeing Ney, he supposed the Contras at no great distance, and a shot would bring them on his heels. The Missourian We are loyal imperialists, and only our lasting friendship for you holds us from informing His Majesty’s Contras how you contribute to that arch rebel, Rodrigo Gal�n.” The Missourian The upkeep of the Contras continued in a covert fashion, with support from a disparate array of U.S. government officials, opportunistic middlemen and operatives in the NSC and CIA. The scandal that almost destroyed Ronald Reagan 2011-02-04T01:30:00Z The Contras were of variously hued races, but they were all the Tiger’s whelps. The Missourian Si, se�ores, he had indeed, until Colonel Dupin and the Contras arrived. The Missourian Well, those poor sailors wandered about all night in the swamps across the river, and this morning they ran into Colonel Dupin and his Contras, and the colonel was frothing mad. The Missourian |
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